Pofan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pofan (36) may also be a first name.

Pofan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pofan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pofan (Marathi: पोफन) is most common in Thailand. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pofan.

How Common Is The Last Name Pofan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pofan reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Pofan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Songkhla Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Thailand it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofane91278/
Pofaan9112/
Poffan9111/
Pofand9111/
Poofan911/
Phofane83149/
Pofandt8331/
Phofang831/
Pofon804/
Pafan803/
Pefan802/
Podfeang771/
Pofangue771/
Pafang7369/
Peffan7348/
Pophan7325/
Poufon7317/
Phofon734/
Pofong733/
Pasfan731/
Phafan731/
Pafane731/
Pofone731/
Puifan731/
Pofham730/
Phafane67392/
Phophan67193/
Poufong67175/
Pouffon6751/
Powphan6720/
Poophan6715/
Poufoun6711/
Pafaing6710/
Pasfang678/
Poephan674/
Pophang673/
Phofone671/
Pafagne671/
Pouphan671/
Pohfong671/
Puophan671/
Phafand671/
Poyfong671/
Pathfan671/
Patfang671/
Pophane671/
Pophain670/
Pophand670/
Pophann670/

Pofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pofan in the Marathi language
पोफनpophana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pofan
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